Homicide investigation calls for law enforcement to perform at its best as a coordinated team. No single person— no single action— solves a murder. It is the collaborative effort of many skilled people under the direction of the lead investigators that gets the job done.

This program focuses on key topics of homicide investigations, including: the importance of dispatch, first responders, detectives, criminalist/crime lab personnel, the coroner or medical examiner, and the D.A.’s office; effective crime scene preservation and management; the importance of information management (including media); courtroom preparation and the impact of the investigative process on prosecution; techniques for witness and suspect questioning; and, the importance of supervision and proper case management to the homicide investigation process.

The DVD program offers three viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (124 min.)

2. Select among 16 Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (2 min.)
• Courtroom (3 min.)
• Dispatch - Officer Down (1 min.)
• First Response (7 min.)
• Investigator Callout (6 min.)
• Crime Scene Walk-Through (13 min.)
• Secondary Crime Scene (4 min.)
• Lead Investigator/Supervision (7 min.)
• Crime Scene Management (10 min.)
• Witnesses (5 min.)
• Case Considerations (23 min.)
• The Investigative Process (11 min.)
• Witness Interviews (5 min.)
• Suspect Interviews (9 min.)
• Preparation for Court - The Deputy DA (10 min.)
• The Law (8 min.)

3. Select among 16 Telecourse interactions (scenarios only):
• Courtroom
• Dispatch - Officer Down
• First Response
• Crime Scene Walk-Through
• Secondary Crime Scene
• Lead Investigator/Supervision
• Crime Scene Management
• Witnesses
• Case Considerations
• Crime Lab
• Forensic Artist
• The Investigative Process
• Witness Interviews
• Suspect Interviews
• Preparation for Court - The Deputy DA
• The Law